Database Administrator
About This Role
🚀 We're Hiring | IT Database Administrator
📍 UAE - Sharjah | Government Sector | Full-Time
Dautom Information Technology Consultants is sourcing an experienced IT Database Administrator for a leading UAE government digital transformation authority.
This is not a routine DBA role.
Our client's roadmap is firmly cloud-forward, and they're looking for someone who has actively worked as a Cloud DBA on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Exadata Cloud at Customer (ExaC@C) — not just those with on-prem Oracle experience.
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🎯 What You'll Be Doing
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▸ Administer Oracle & MSSQL databases across on-prem and OCI cloud environments
▸ Operate and manage ExaC@C (Exadata Cloud at Customer) deployments
▸ Manage High Availability & DR: AlwaysOn, Data Guard, Oracle RAC
▸ Design and execute backup/recovery strategies (RMAN, Data Pump, OCI Object Storage)
▸ Automate database operations using scripts and OCI-native tools
▸ Provide L2/L3 support and work closely with application & infrastructure teams
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✅ What We're Looking For
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▸ 7+ years of DBA experience (MSSQL + Oracle)
▸ Hands-on Cloud DBA experience on OCI — mandatory
▸ Practical ExaC@C exposure (Smart Scan, storage cell management) — mandatory
▸ Strong in T-SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning
▸ Experience with OCI-native services: DBCS, Exadata Cloud Service, Autonomous DB, OCI Data Safe
▸ Oracle OCP certified; OCI Certified Database Professional — strongly preferred
▸ Understanding of ITIL practices and government-grade security compliance
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📌 Why This Role?
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▸ Work at the heart of a government digital infrastructure programme
▸ Lead-edge Oracle cloud stack — OCI + ExaC@C at enterprise scale
▸ Stable, long-term government engagement
▸ UAE — competitive tax-free package
📩 Interested or know someone who fits?
Drop a DM or send your CV to: kajal.samiulla@dautom.com
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